Broom.



FQ D. SCHLEICHER.

BROOM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I9' 1917.

1 ,278,227'. A A Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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V:FRANK I). SCHLEICHER, O F MFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.,

BROOM.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sep-15.. 10,

` Application filed February 19, 1917. Serial No. 149,466.

To all/whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK D. SGHLEI- CHER, a citizenl of the United States, residing'at Miiiclintown, in the county of Juniata andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a Vcertain new and useful Improvement in provide a holder for the broom-head which coperates with the broom-corn of' the head to hold the brush :fibers iirmly clamped in use and'V wherein the holder1V is clamped or firmly fixed ina positive, manner at a point orv line some' distance from the handle V'end vof the broom-head.A A. further object is to f' provide means upon the broom-head which are adapted to-coperate Vwith meansv upon the holder to prevent the broom-head from pulling out of the holder when the broom is in use. y Y

AstillV further obj ect of the invention is to provide a handle Aattaching means 'for a 4broom-head in which the handle, .while removably secured tothe holder, has a posi- .-tiveconfnection with the broom-head so that there is nopossibilityfof' the handle moving laterally-with respectto the brush-head and `thus placing the strain under the sweeping -i-,operation-upon-the points of attachment be- 'tween the handle and theholder. Y

"For the purpose of illustrating my invenytion,y I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred'by me, since the same has been found in practice to4 give satisfactorily and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the-various instrumentalities of L which myY invention `consists can be-vari- `-invention/is not limited-to the precise arously` arranged`v and organized and that my rangement and organization of the instru- Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 representsra side elevation of a broom embodying my invention; i r Fig. 2 represents an edge elevation of the same; l Y A Fig. 3 represents Aon an enlarged scalean edge elevation of the holder-parts; Fig. 4 represents. a side elevation of the broom-head 'mentalities as hereinshown andv described.

Fig. '5 represents a section on line 5-.5 of 'l I` Fig. 6 represents a detail of the holder connection Fig. 7 representsY a detail' of the coupling part of the handle; Y

Fig. 8 represents a detail of a coupling part employed with the brush-head.

l designates the broom-head proper and which in thev present instance, is formed of broom-corn sewed in the usual manner as indicated at 2 but provided with a plurality of binding wires 3 adjacent the handle end of the same and bywhich relative movement between the broom-head 1 and the holder l is prevented. The wires 3,. as here shown, are preferably of relatively large diameter and'formed of round stoclcinl cross-section and are adapted to vseatl withincorresponding grooves 5Y formed intheJ parts ofthe holder 4. The helder L is preferably made of sheetmetal pressed to the required shape and there aretwoparts' each of? which closely vapproximates the contourV of an end portion of the broom-head so thatwhen the aforesaid parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2, theb'utt end of the broom head fits snugly withinv the holder without placing such` a gripping action uponthe bers as to canse' them to .wear quickly andV break at the line of connection with the holder. One I of the partsofthe holder 4 is provided withV an off-set 6 at each sidewhich aresuitably cut away to form slots 7 respectively for the reception of ears 8iformed integral withv the other part of the holder. Thus .in assemcated, respectively-, at the edges of the broom-head and in suchl alinementy with the tongues 8 of the opposite holder part, that Clt "un" A from. The opposite end of the holder part is provided with a thread 9, which, when the two parts are brought together into opera tive position, forms a continuous. cylindrical threaded portion adapted to fit into and be held by the threaded socket 10 which is pinned as shown at 11 or otherwise secured in a fixed manner to the broom-handle 12.

Referring to the handle 12, it will be noted that it is provided with a pointed end'13 which extends sufficiently from the coupling socket 10 to enter the broom-corn when the device is assembled, and as a suitable means to receive and hold this end 13, l have preferred to employ a bushing 14: which is driven into the broom-head at substantially the middle portion of the top edge and juntaposed with respect to the end of the handle. This bushing` lLl is suitably bored to form a. tapered opening and the walls of this opening are threaded as shown at 16 to receive the threaded portion of the broom end 13 and the pitch of the thread of the bushing 1l and handle end 13 is the same as the pitch of the holder-parts 9 and coupling 10, so that the handle may be screwed into both parts simultaneously as will be understood. ln connection with the bushing part 14C it will be noted that it has a flanged head 17 thereon provided with teeth 18 which are adapted to be embedded into the broom-head and to securely anchor the part in place.

it is believed that the assembling of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description and therefore it is deemed unnecessary to give a detailed eX- planation of the operation of the device, though attention is called particularly to the fact that the construction is such that the holder is positively held at both ends so that under the sweeping action while. the broom is in use, any tendency of the holder to open and release the broom-head or become detached from the handle is effectually prevented. Thus, in one instance, the two ends which together form a cylindrical part t be coupled are adapted to pass within the socket which when screwed down to its normal holding` position encompasses the holder ends and they cannot separate. On the other end, the pivots of the holder parts form a positive holding means which resists any opening tendency. Furthermore, the provision of the binding wires 3, as outstanding elements on the broom-head and which seat within the grooves 5, gives a construction which prevents the holder from moving longitudinally of the brush-head and causes the parts to be held in a substantially permanent manner.

l ain aware that it has heretofore been proposed to employ holders in which the lnush-head or stub can be replaced when it is worn out, but in practice, it has been found that such devices are impractical because of the fact that there has been no adequate means for connecting the handle to the holder and the holder to the broomhead so as to compensate for the strains which devices of this character are subject to in use. It has been found in such devices that the handles soon become detached from the holder-part, the holder-parts themselves are easily broken and disconnected from the other adjuncts and where wires, bolts or the like are passed through the brush fibers, the latter are soon cut and worn so that the entire device becomes useless. By my present invention, l have overcome the foregoing disadvantages and have accomplished, with few parts easily assembled, that which others have failed to do.

lt will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description and while l have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the fair spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a. device of the character stated, the combination of a broom-head provided with a plurality of binding wires adjacent one end, said wires projecting laterally about the circumference of the broom-head, a holder comprising two parts each part having grooves therein to form seats to receive the respective binding wires, means to pivotally connect the holder-parts below the upper edge of the broom-head, said parts being provided with a. threaded end portion, a handle having a threaded tapered end, a bushing` provided with a threaded opening to receive said handle end, said bushing being secured to said broom-head and means to removably connect said handle and holder.

ln a device of the character stated, the combination of a broom-head provided with transversely arranged rows of stitching, a plurality of binding wires between said stitching and one end of the broom-head,

said Wires forming continuous lateral osets and saidV broomjhead, 'means to pivote projecting beyond the respective planes of connect the holder parte, ahandjleffnd means the sides of the broom-head, a two-part to removably connet,gf}/B01der and said ld*- holder provided with oomplemental grooves handle. 5 adapted respectively to seat'upon said OH- In teS/r'mony whereof, I have hereunto sets to form interlocking connections to prejsigned my name.

vent relative movement between said holder FRANK D. SCHLEICHER.

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